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GA-P31-DS3/ GA-P31-DS3L/ GA-P31-S3L LGA775 socket motherboard for Intel® CoreTM processor family/ Intel® Pentium® processor family/Intel® Celeron® processor family User's Manual Rev. 1001 12ME-P31DS3-1001R * The WEEE marking on the product indicates this product must not be disposed of with user's other household waste and must be handed over to a designated collection point for the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment!! * The WEEE marking applies only in European Union's member states.
GA-P31-DS3/ GA-P31-DS3L/ GA-P31-S3L LGA775 socket motherboard for Intel® CoreTM processor family/ Intel® Pentium® processor family/Intel® Celeron® processor family User's Manual Rev. 1001 12ME-P31DS3-1001R * The WEEE marking on the product indicates this product must not be disposed of with user's other household waste and must be handed over to a designated collection point for the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment!! * The WEEE marking applies only in European Union's member states.
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Box Contents GA-P31-DS3, GA-P31-DS3L or GA-P31-S3L motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide Intel® LGA775 CPU Installation Guide One IDE cable and one floppy disk drive cable Two SATA 3Gb/s cables I/O Shield The box contents above are subject ...
Box Contents GA-P31-DS3, GA-P31-DS3L or GA-P31-S3L motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide Intel® LGA775 CPU Installation Guide One IDE cable and one floppy disk drive cable Two SATA 3Gb/s cables I/O Shield The box contents above are subject ...
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GA-P31-DS3/DS3L/S3L Motherboard Layout KB_MS COAXIAL OPTICAL ATX_12V LGA775 CPU_FAN COMA LPT PWR_FAN GA-P31-DS3/DS3L/S3L USB USB LAN F_AUDIO Intel® P31 AUDIO SYS_FAN1 DDRII1 PCIE_3 ATX CD_IN RTL8111B PCIE_16 DDRII2 DDRII3 DDRII4 PCIE_1 CLR_CMOS SPDIF_O CODEC PCIE_2 PCI1 SPDIF_I PCI2 IT8718 PCI3 CI FDD Intel® ICH7 BAT SATAII0 SATAII2 SYS_FAN2 BIOS SATAII1 SATAII3 IDE1 PWR_LED F_PANEL F_USB1 F_USB2 "*" Only the GA-P31-DS3/DS3L adopts All-Solid Capacitor design. - 7 -
GA-P31-DS3/DS3L/S3L Motherboard Layout KB_MS COAXIAL OPTICAL ATX_12V LGA775 CPU_FAN COMA LPT PWR_FAN GA-P31-DS3/DS3L/S3L USB USB LAN F_AUDIO Intel® P31 AUDIO SYS_FAN1 DDRII1 PCIE_3 ATX CD_IN RTL8111B PCIE_16 DDRII2 DDRII3 DDRII4 PCIE_1 CLR_CMOS SPDIF_O CODEC PCIE_2 PCI1 SPDIF_I PCI2 IT8718 PCI3 CI FDD Intel® ICH7 BAT SATAII0 SATAII2 SYS_FAN2 BIOS SATAII1 SATAII3 IDE1 PWR_LED F_PANEL F_USB1 F_USB2 "*" Only the GA-P31-DS3/DS3L adopts All-Solid Capacitor design. - 7 -
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Block Diagram PCIe CLK (100 MHz) LGA775 Processor CPU CLK+/(333/266/200 MHz) PCI Express Bus PCI Express x16 LAN RJ45 RTL 8111B x1 3 PCI Express x1 x 1 x1 x1 PCIe CLK (100 MHz) PCI Bus Host Interface DDR2 800/667 MHz Intel® P31 Dual Channel Memory MCH CLK (333/266/200 MHz) Intel® ICH7 CODEC BIOS ATA-100/66/33 IDE Channel 4 SATA 3Gb/s 8 USB Ports IT8718 Floppy LPT Port COM Port PS/2 KB/Mouse Surround Speaker Out Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Side Speaker Out MIC Line-Out Line-In SPDIF In SPDIF Out 3 PCI PCI CLK (33 MHz) - 8 -
Block Diagram PCIe CLK (100 MHz) LGA775 Processor CPU CLK+/(333/266/200 MHz) PCI Express Bus PCI Express x16 LAN RJ45 RTL 8111B x1 3 PCI Express x1 x 1 x1 x1 PCIe CLK (100 MHz) PCI Bus Host Interface DDR2 800/667 MHz Intel® P31 Dual Channel Memory MCH CLK (333/266/200 MHz) Intel® ICH7 CODEC BIOS ATA-100/66/33 IDE Channel 4 SATA 3Gb/s 8 USB Ports IT8718 Floppy LPT Port COM Port PS/2 KB/Mouse Surround Speaker Out Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Side Speaker Out MIC Line-Out Line-In SPDIF In SPDIF Out 3 PCI PCI CLK (33 MHz) - 8 -
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GA-P31-DS3/DS3L/S3L Motherboard - 10 - English 1-2 Product Specifications CPU Front Side Bus Chipset Memory Audio LAN Expansion Slots Storage Interface USB Support for an Intel® CoreTM 2 Extreme processor/ Intel® CoreTM 2 Quad processor/Intel® CoreTM 2 Duo processor/ Intel® Pentium® processor Extreme Edition/Intel® Pentium® D processor/ Intel® Pentium® 4 processor Extreme...
GA-P31-DS3/DS3L/S3L Motherboard - 10 - English 1-2 Product Specifications CPU Front Side Bus Chipset Memory Audio LAN Expansion Slots Storage Interface USB Support for an Intel® CoreTM 2 Extreme processor/ Intel® CoreTM 2 Quad processor/Intel® CoreTM 2 Duo processor/ Intel® Pentium® processor Extreme Edition/Intel® Pentium® D processor/ Intel® Pentium® 4 processor Extreme...
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...Flash utility in Boot Menu. Motherboard Model BIOS Version Intel P31 BIOS for one time only. Note: The setting in Boot Menu is effective for P31-DS3 E14 . . . . : BIOS Setup/Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 07/02/2007-P31-ICH7-6A79OG0WC-00 Function Keys Function Keys: : POST ... show the BIOS POST screen at system startup, refer to the instructions on the Full Screen LOGO Show item on BIOS Setup settings. A. GA-P31-DS3/DS3L/S3L Motherboard - 32 - The LOGO Screen (Default) :POST Screen :BIOS Setup/Q-Flash :XpressRecovery2 :Boot Menu :Qflash Function Keys B. The...
...Flash utility in Boot Menu. Motherboard Model BIOS Version Intel P31 BIOS for one time only. Note: The setting in Boot Menu is effective for P31-DS3 E14 . . . . : BIOS Setup/Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 07/02/2007-P31-ICH7-6A79OG0WC-00 Function Keys Function Keys: : POST ... show the BIOS POST screen at system startup, refer to the instructions on the Full Screen LOGO Show item on BIOS Setup settings. A. GA-P31-DS3/DS3L/S3L Motherboard - 32 - The LOGO Screen (Default) :POST Screen :BIOS Setup/Q-Flash :XpressRecovery2 :Boot Menu :Qflash Function Keys B. The...
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...determine whether to decrease power consumption. (Default: Enabled) CPU Thermal Monitor 2 (TM2) (Note) Enables or disables Intel® CPU Thermal Monitor (TM2) function, a CPU overheating protection function. With virtualization, one computer system can dynamically ...Intel® Virtualization Technology. Disabled displays normal POST message. (Default: Enabled) Init Display First Specifies the first initiation of the monitor display from the installed PCI graphics card or the PCI Express graphics card. GA-P31-DS3/DS3L/S3L Motherboard - 38 - Set this item to display the GIGABYTE...
...determine whether to decrease power consumption. (Default: Enabled) CPU Thermal Monitor 2 (TM2) (Note) Enables or disables Intel® CPU Thermal Monitor (TM2) function, a CPU overheating protection function. With virtualization, one computer system can dynamically ...Intel® Virtualization Technology. Disabled displays normal POST message. (Default: Enabled) Init Display First Specifies the first initiation of the monitor display from the installed PCI graphics card or the PCI Express graphics card. GA-P31-DS3/DS3L/S3L Motherboard - 38 - Set this item to display the GIGABYTE...
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... adjust the fan speed with EasyTune based on system requirements. You can be configured if Smart FAN Control Method is not designed following Intel PWM fan specifications, selecting PWM mode may not effectively reduce the fan speed. English CPU Smart FAN Control Enables or disables the CPU... fan speed control function. If disabled, CPU fan runs at different speed according to control CPU fan speed. GA-P31-DS3/DS3L/S3L Motherboard - 46 - Enabled allows the CPU fan to run at full speed. (Default: Enabled) CPU Smart FAN Mode Specifies how ...
... adjust the fan speed with EasyTune based on system requirements. You can be configured if Smart FAN Control Method is not designed following Intel PWM fan specifications, selecting PWM mode may not effectively reduce the fan speed. English CPU Smart FAN Control Enables or disables the CPU... fan speed control function. If disabled, CPU fan runs at different speed according to control CPU fan speed. GA-P31-DS3/DS3L/S3L Motherboard - 46 - Enabled allows the CPU fan to run at full speed. (Default: Enabled) CPU Smart FAN Mode Specifies how ...
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...-6A79OG0WC-00 Figure 9 C. Using the Backup Function in your hard drive data (Figure 10). 2. Figure 12 GA-P31-DS3/DS3L/S3L Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will stay permanent in Xpress Recovery2 1. Select BACKUP to startup XpressRecovery2..... Boot from CD/DVD:...Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2007, Award Software, Inc. Xpress Recovery2 will begin to enter Xpress Recovery2. . . Intel P31 BIOS for the first time. Accessing Xpress Recovery2 1. Boot from the motherboard driver disk to store the backup image file. - 60 - When the Windows...
...-6A79OG0WC-00 Figure 9 C. Using the Backup Function in your hard drive data (Figure 10). 2. Figure 12 GA-P31-DS3/DS3L/S3L Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will stay permanent in Xpress Recovery2 1. Select BACKUP to startup XpressRecovery2..... Boot from CD/DVD:...Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2007, Award Software, Inc. Xpress Recovery2 will begin to enter Xpress Recovery2. . . Intel P31 BIOS for the first time. Accessing Xpress Recovery2 1. Boot from the motherboard driver disk to store the backup image file. - 60 - When the Windows...
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...or hard drive must use and allow you to update the system BIOS while in system malfunction. Intel P31 BIOS for P31-DS3 E14 . . . . : BIOS Setup/Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 07/02/2007-P31-ICH7-6A79OG0WC-00 Because BIOS flashing is saved to a hard drive in BIOS Setup. With Q-... two unique BIOS update tools, Q-FlashTM and @BIOS .TM GIGABYTE Q-Flash and @BIOS are easy-to-use FAT32/16/12 file system. 3. Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2007, Award Software, Inc. GA-P31-DS3/DS3L/S3L Motherboard - 62 - TM @BIOS allows you to update...
...or hard drive must use and allow you to update the system BIOS while in system malfunction. Intel P31 BIOS for P31-DS3 E14 . . . . : BIOS Setup/Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 07/02/2007-P31-ICH7-6A79OG0WC-00 Because BIOS flashing is saved to a hard drive in BIOS Setup. With Q-... two unique BIOS update tools, Q-FlashTM and @BIOS .TM GIGABYTE Q-Flash and @BIOS are easy-to-use FAT32/16/12 file system. 3. Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2007, Award Software, Inc. GA-P31-DS3/DS3L/S3L Motherboard - 62 - TM @BIOS allows you to update...